Convictions and Commitments of our People.

The people of the Kingdom of Tonga can be very stubborn when they choose to be, or be deeply committed to a cause depending which way you prefer to take it. Tonga's own Cyber CAFE.

There can be no doubt, on any day in any place, that Christianity has taken a very strong position in the hearts and minds of Tongans. Christianity is so ingrained into society that much of corporate life is guided within the interpretations of Tongans of the ethos of Christianity.

By Law, Sunday is a day of rest in which no business transaction is legally binding. Retailers are not allowed to trade, and businesses are not allowed to operate, Sunday is for the purpose of meditation, reflection and worship of God.

Befitting an economy dependent on subsistence production (predominantly fishing and farming), Tongans are very involved with their garden plots, the weather conditions and the fruits of the sea. Each male is entitled by law to a plot of land sufficient for planting subsistence crops, and the entrepreneurial.

Family

The individual is defined by his family, and the family is defined by the individuals of the family. There is little that can be done in the Kingdom without the need for involvement of the family, whether it be the complex task of rearing of a child or the maintenance of land holdings, a household.

King Taufa'ahau Tupou I, King of Tonga, turned to Christianity and a source for peace for his people. His Majesty also embraced education for the enlightenment of his people, and as an insurance for security for his people from foreign takeover.

Our education pages review academic institutions in the Kingdom of Tonga and pursuits of intellectual excellence.